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Elliott Erwitt
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René De Carufel, 2005, October, Elliott Erwitt, [The Photographer's Eye], Epson inkjet print (Hahnemuhle paper), Provided by the artist - René de Carufel, LL/8573
Elliott Erwitt

Born: Elio Romano Erwitz

Born: 1928, 26 July - France, Paris
Died: 2023, 29 November - US, NY, New York City
Gender: Male
Active: US
 
American photographer and film maker.

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Elliott Erwitt, n.d., Erwitt with Cameras, Photograph, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, LL/103671
Image: LL/103671
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Lee Aronfield, n.d., Elliott Erwitt, Black and white photograph, Private collection of Lee Aronfield, LL/53854
Image: LL/53854
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Mike Mandel, 1875, Elliott Erwitt, [The Baseball Photographer Trading Cards], Offset lithograph, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), LL/112083
Image: LL/112083
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Elliott Erwitt, 1976, Self-portrait, California, Gelatin silver print, Internet - Original source ill-defined, LL/75887
Image: LL/75887
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Norman McBeath, 1995, Elliott Erwitt, Gelatin silver print, Provided by the artist - Norman McBeath, LL/45973
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Biography provided by Focal press
 
A Magnum photographer known as the master of the "indecisive moment," black and white images of animals and people, usually dogs. Erwitt has an instinctual knack for capturing the significance of the insignificant — the irrational absurdities, coincidences, and incongruities of daily life often with Chaplinesque humor.
 
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Michael Peres (Editor-in-Chief), 2007, Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, 4th edition, (Focal Press) [ISBN-10: 0240807405, ISBN-13: 978-0240807409] (Used with permission)
 
Wikipedia
 
Elliott Erwitt (born Elio Romano Erwitz, July 26, 1928 - November 29, 2023) was a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings. He was a member of Magnum Photos from 1953.
 

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